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Hi all again
as you guys know i got my 6600 up to 3ghz last week and am now looking for the optimum settings for my ram.
currently its at 400mhz 4.4.4.12 2.2v
I have noticed i can overclock it to 500mhz 5.5.5.15 with the same voltage (epp profile in cpuz,i will just set it at that manually),would i be better off with 500mhz and slacker timings or leaving it as is with 400mhz.
ive also read somewhere that matching it with the fsb (333mhz) is sometimes a good option?,if so whats the recommended timings at 333mhz.
theres the 3 options,if i left anything better please advise
cheers.
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Running the RAM slower on tighter timings would almost definitely benefit a dual-core C2D, but due to its ability to use twice the memory bandwidth of a dual when using all four cores, results may be very different with your quad. A reasonably good measure of whether your memory is running optimally is to run SuperPi and note down the time taken to run a 1M test at various different memory speeds and timings.
Ignore any of the synthetic benchmarks available as part of system diagnosis or performance suites. They seldom bear any direct relationship to real-world performance. 
Cheers, Slipstreem. 
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thanks slip,i think ill just leave it at 400mhz...pc stable now so dont want it throwing hissys again.
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intel quad q6600@3ghz
Crucial 4GB kit Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC2-6400
sapphire ati 4870 512mb
samsung f1 750gb hard drive (os: 32bit xp pro)
creative x-fi xtreme gamer sound card.
corsair 620watt modular psu
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